Jeff Gordon combined patience with a fast race car Sunday and grabbed a record ninth road course victory at the Dodge/Save Mart 350. Two-time series champion Terry Labonte grabbed the lead for a while with a slick fuel strategy, but Gordon was able to hunt NASCAR's Ironman down, regain the lead on lap 88 and pull away for his fifth victory at Infineon Raceway.

Investigators were awaiting the results of tests on crewmembers Sunday as they sought the cause of a ferry crash against a pier at bustling Fisherman's Wharf that caused minor injuries to nine passengers.

Four bus loads of students from O'Brien Middle School made the four-hour trip to Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, Calif., only to find the amusement park's gates locked Monday. The school-sponsored trip was supposed to reward top students.

Noelle is a lifelike, pregnant robot used in increasing numbers of medical schools.The blond mannequin is in demand because medicine is abandoning centuries-old training methods that use patients as guinea pigs, turning instead to high-tech simulations.

Noelle, a full-sized, blond mannequin is in demand because medicine is rapidly abandoning centuries-old training methods that use patients as guinea pigs, turning instead to high-tech simulations. It's better to make a mistake on a $20,000 robot than a live patient.

A huge fire destroyed a wine warehouse and the rare vintages stored inside on Friday. Sme wine companies lost huge chunks of their inventory and may not recover for a year or two. The blaze is being viewed as suspicious, because the building appeared fire-resistant.